Death of A Loved One

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Jane – Grief and yoga

Jane shares about the impact yoga, and moving her body in general, on her mental health while she processes grief.

Joyce – Your other children

Joyce discusses how her daughter dealt helped her as well as dealing with the loss of her brother.

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

Matt – Crying

Matt talks about men and crying. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Bryan – Empathy for others

Bryan talks about how losing his father to gun violence was difficult and how taking things day by day helped him get through many difficult times. Now he wants to help children who are going through something similar to what he did. Things will get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

Krista – “Things you can do that help”

Krista shares some of the things that help her through the grieving process.

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.

Krista – “My way of helping others”

Krista talks about reducing the stigma. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Rebecca -Absurdity

Rebecca talks about the death of her father and how things can seem real unreal, absurd when in grief